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I love the ladders by the bookshelves! I would just pretend I needed a book so I could play on the ladder all day! Fun. I often wish I had a ladder in the kitchen, I have to drag a chair over to reach the high cabinets. xo

They so add so much character to a room and the wheels are great! One of my friends used to live in an old white plantation kind of house and in the back of the house was a large living room - complete with red carpet and red velvet drapes hanging at it's many windows - there was an entire wall of bookshelves - packed full - and the rolling library ladder. It was beautiful - red and all! when they moved they left the books and I have a feeling that is what previous owners did. I'd love to see what treasures were on those shelves!

I love this post on ladders... you found a plethora of amazing images too!!!Thanks a million for your sweet comment on our anniversary... you are the best and I mean that from the bottom of my heart :)Love you,

All I ever wanted in life was a library ladder. Now I have an ikea one in my library. Pretty cute actually. If I ever move out of the city, im gonna have a huge beauty and hte beast style library. Yup.

I have always wanted one of these ladders in my home though I am deathly afraid of heights. At my first design job I worked in the library and had to climb one of these ladders 12+ feet in the air to put away vendor binders. HORRIFYING. I cursed those high ceilings every day. Still love the ladder look though...

I LOVE a library ladder...and fingers crossed...I THINK I might be getting one in my new closet! You have no idea how excited this makes me for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is my height disadvantage, and the idea of using it as a prop to act out musicals in the privacy of my own closet!

Love the ladders too. I wish I had a bookcase that tall to have one in my house. I didnt take photos of the key chains but this week we will be making skirts out of pillow cases. I will be sure to take photos of those.

I am SO with you, girl! A ladder will unfortunately not be moving in here any time soon (sigh). But I am trying to convince my friend Bianca (or rather her hubby!) who just moved into a large beautiful home to allocate an area in the house for tall industrial/vintage looking book shelves and a ladder!

Ok I am a late bloomer....... Your blog is terrific! I love the subject of the ladders and how they are used in those over the top gorgeous kitchens,,, You are the only one that got the Brianna's connection. Thanks for stopping by I hpoopping on as an excited new follolwer....Also i will delightfully delve in to some of you back post for more eye candy! Maryanne:)

Hi Darling, so nice to be back at yours and catching up -- and what a fab post to start back with -- I just love those ladders. Am working on a post of you this week, should have it for you by next Monday. In the mean time I have something for you (on Wed) over at my new site http://www/housewifebliss.com

if only i had a house big enough to require such a ladder.i love it in windsor smith's kitchen best. i love everything about her kitchen. i would never leave that fucking kitchen. i would cook in the middle of the night all nigella style..like i was doing something sinful. and then i would eat the hell out of whatever it was i cooked and smear it all over my face and then go back to bed satisfied like no man could ever......uhhh...sorry. sometimes good design makes me think nasty thoughts.word.

OH DEFINITELY! Whenever I see a library ladder, it ends up being one of my favorite elements in the room. So many ways to use these - I particularly like the short one on the bed in the child's room in the picture above. Darling!

I've wanted a library with a ladder for as long as I can remember. I especially want one that's on a track and rolls around. The only problem is I would need a massive book collection and to overcome my fear of heights.

A good game of "shoots and ladders" is always fun. I always wanted a barn and a ladder to the hay loft!Guess you can take a gal out of Kentucky, but never take the Kentucky out, a barn, ahh, now that would be a dream to have!pve

Susan, aren't these the BEST?!I am lucky enough to have onein our little home library/office.People just gravitate to that roomwhen they see the ladder....And of course, everyone wants to climb it, too! When we bought ourhouse, it came with all of the booksthat were above the ladder. We hadto supply the books, etc. for the shelves that you can access withoutthe ladder. So, I haunt book salesand even garage sales to try and fillup that space. I also have other things on the shelves. GREAT post!xx Suzanne

I have never seen one in a bathroom/closet before! I want a shelf for each purse that I own and so many shelves that I need a ladder. I fear I would trip over the ladder though in my excitement to get to my 900 pairs of shoes :)

Love the idea of library ladders and the one in the kitchen is a fantastic idea for those high cupboards. I always think of the episode in Frasier where Niles is has quite the scene at the top of one such ladder - hilarious! Thanks so much for stopping by - I do hope you're having a great week. =)

first of all, kudos to you for finding 878,397,021 pictures of a new design staple i wasn't yet aware of. second, i love how perfectly the library ladder combines both style and function — a painted one brings a delicious dose of color while one placed in a kitchen is endlessly handy for those of us measuring in at just over five feet. lurve this post.